Five Die in Farm House Slaughter Near Little Sioux
Omaha dispatch reports five people murdered at Wilbur Johnson farm eight miles east of Little Sioux Iowa with the killer believed to be William Barnes. The Johnsons their eight year old son Miss Mabel Jones Baby Jones and Johnsons daughter are dead. Barnes attempted to kill Mrs Jones after she rejected him and then killed the others before killing himself. The killer allegedly used a shotgun and placed the gun in his mouth after firing the final shots. Details remain scant as investigators search for motive and the Johnson girl is missing.
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Omaha
Jan
Moliman's Land
Little Sioux
Iowa
Mabel Jones
Johnson
Baby Jones
William Barnes
Johnson Farm
Suckers Swindled Out Of Half Billion In Bonds
A Western state loses about 20 million in Liberty bonds with totals nationwide exceeding 500 million. Officials urge a stock exchange inquiry into cross order sales by income tax dodgers driving government bonds below par.
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Associated Presse
New York
Stock Exchange
Cheyenne Police Force May Face Major Shakeup
Rumors claim the Cheyenne police department will undergo a sweeping purge Monday with Ed Smalley named as new chief after pressure from citizens and mayoral pressures. Officials cited include Chief Emberey and Mayor Stone amid reforms.
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Cheyenne
Stone
Rhine Waters Rise Around Former Kaiser Near Amerongen
The former German emperor has recovered enough to rejoin his family circle, though not outside. The Rhine is rising rapidly with lower reaches flooded, turning surrounding land into a vast lake and isolating farm houses from nearby villages. access remains by boat.
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Amerongen
Middle Ages Revived in Papal Patina for President
London report says a half hour audience between the pope and the president touched on Palestine and Armenia. The pope showed telegrams about Armenians fleeing. The scene emphasized by the Vatican pomp and political diplomacy.
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Vatican
London
Palestine
Armenia
Midwinter Tennis Opens at Pinehurst Club
Top players from across the nation converge on Pinehurst Country Club for the annual mid winter championship opening tomorrow. Officials expect the largest turnout of racquet competitors ever at the event in North Carolina.
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Pinehurst
N. C
America
Pinehurst Country Club
President Wilson proposes 100 million fund for European relief
Wilson proposes immediate appropriation to feed liberated populations outside Germany. He envisions food shipments totaling 1.6 billion dollars to Europe in six months, funded by recipient nations, with an international body led by Herbert Hoover directing distribution.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Europe
Germany
Austria
Turkey
Poland
Russia
Glaes
Glass
Molink
Long Sonty Secons
United States
Herbert Hooves Or
Serbia Rejects Italian Claim to Adriatic Coasts
Serbian minister to France Dr Esnitch tells the Associated Press that Serbia would resist any secret 1915 treaty allowing Italy to possess the eastern Adriatic coast. He says Serbia did not enter the war to become a nation’s vassal but hopes U.S. involvement ensures fair play for small nations.
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Sere Presa
Paris
England
France
Russia
Italy
Adriatic
Serbia
Esnitch
Allied fleets destroy or capture 202 German submarines
London reports that during the war allied fleets destroyed or captured 202 German submarines. In addition, fourteen submarines were destroyed by the Germans themselves and seven were interned in neutral countries.
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London
Petrograd Becomes One Vast Buryia Amid Street Casualties
Across Petrograd hundreds fall in the streets as famine and inflation surge. Bolshevik teens report dire conditions with bread and firewood priced beyond reach, declaring the city a buying ground for starving residents.
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Petrograd
Buryia
Associated Preas
Hallingfors
Americans Hold Against Three to One Odds in Arctic Firefight
Archangel reports continuing combat near Kadish as American artillery pushes forward. Bolshevik forces outnumber U S troops nearly three to one, yet Americans endure five days of cold fighting with trench mortars and outflanking enemy positions. Supplies, sleigh transport, and night shelling complicate the defense as troops consider falling back to a nearby village.
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Arctic
Associated Press
Archangel
Nout
Kadish
Hattera Ly
French Enter Montenegrin Capital Cettinje With Warm Welcome
Paris dispatch reports French troops entered Cettinje, capital of Montenegro, on December 22. They were greeted by the people and found good order prevailing. Five members of Montenegro’s national assembly are to manage affairs until the union with Serbia under the Kara Georgeviteh dynasty is completed.
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Paris
Cettinje
Montenegro
National Assembly
Serbia
Kara Georgeviteh
Paris Athens Direct Service a Certainty at Last
Announcement that the Acropolis Express linking Paris and Athens will be established as a major postwar reconstruction step. It is the first eastbound train from France and a path toward Constantinople and beyond. Plans include Bordeaux to Baghdad route to replace the Teutonic Berlin to City of the Caliphs rail plan.
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Associated Press
Paris
Athens
France
Constantinople
I Fa
Bordeaux
Bagded
Berlin
Government urged to buy many army camp sites
Assistant Secretary of War Crowell urged the House committee to acquire all national army camp sites now, with future use to be determined later. He also pressed purchasing training camps in North Carolina Georgia and Kentucky for future army training, estimating total costs above 66 million dollars.
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Washington
National Army
Crowell
House Committee
North Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Inquiry League Will Be Resumed
Washington January 4 The House committee investigation into the National Security League will resume in Washington with continued cross examination of Col. Charles E Lydecker the league president and sole witness so far Frederickt t Coudert international law authority and former executive committee member served as league counsel without pay
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Washington, D. C
National Security League
House
Johnson
Kentucky
Charles BE. Lydecker
New York
League
Col
Lydecker
Frederickt. Coudert
The
Fort Russell Likely Demobilization Point for Army Units
Washington January 4 Fort D A Russell near Cheyenne is favored as the demobilization point for part of the 110th and 116th units from Wyoming. Senators Kendrick and Warren urged the War Department to designate Fort D A Russell for demobilizing trains and recall Major Anderson praised for his service with the Wyoming National Guard.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Wyoming
Anderson
Wyoming National Guard
Cole
Hamen
Fort
D. A. Russell
McAdoo Pushes Five Year Rail Control For Rate Plan
Director General McAdoo testified that only five years of government control of railroads would enable a ratification plan to work, and he warned that limited supervision is inadequate unless Congress extends his control. He offered no further recommendations if lawmakers reject extending the regime.
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Aracolatel Pres
Washington
McAdoo
Senate
Congress
Countess Markievicz Seen in Sinn Fein Uprising Role
The Countess Markievicz, the sole woman elected to Parliament in the recent election, gained wide public notice for her involvement in the Sinn Fein rebellion after marrying an Austrian.
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Markievier
Wyoming Horses Surge in Spring Revival Trade
Wyoming traders report a spring revival in horse trading as agents from Denver Omaha and Chicago arrive to meet rising European demand. Prices soar with draught horses from 500 to 2000 and ponies 200 to 500 amid postwar scarcity and higher commodity costs.
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Wyoming
Europe
Raikere
Luis
Denver
Omaha
Grand Island
Louis
Chicago
Wilson's strenuous day in Rome ends with cheers
President Wilson left Rome for Paris amid cheering crowds after a day of audiences and duties. He will stop in Geneva Turin and Milan before reaching Paris to meet peace delegates and push steps toward a league of nations before returning to the United States in mid February.
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Wilson
Europe
Rome
Associated Press
Paris
Geneva
Turin
Milan
League of Nations
United States
Presient Wilson
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